Do not be suckered by the question ,"How much can you bench?" Many people take their max bench, add five pounds, and claim that they warm up with that weight... on a slow day of course. Although it's tempting, you may want to restrain from exaggerating th...

What if you have a job that keeps you on the road a good part of the year, can you train? What if you are taking a 2 week road trip, can you train? The answer to both is YES. Improvisational training deals with finding ways to exercise when you are aw...

What's on your mind when you are lifting? Hopefully it's the epic battle between you and the weight! Sadly, however, for too many people it's the girl on the treadmill in front of them, the TV, how windy it is outside, etc. No matter how good that girl lo...

Cheating is never good. If you're in school its bad to get answers from the girl next to you during tests, if you're playing chess its bad to move your opponents pieces while he goes to the bathroom, and worst of all its bad to cheat when you are exercisi...

So if you're a trainer who has more money than time, are there any things you can buy that will make working out more effective? Well, there are a few things that may help. The first thing is protein powder. Although I very strongly recommend protein ...

A weakness in your chest would be indicated by weak "Push" movements. If your bench press or incline press is weak, there is a good chance that it is your pectoral muscles that need more work (although it could be your triceps that need work too). As a...

For many people, the problem with quadriceps is that they simply do not do squats with enough weight. Squats are probably the hardest exercise you can do, and many people ignore them altogether or do them with too little weight. As one of the three power ...

If there is a weakness in your triceps, it will probably manifest itself when you are doing bench press. One of the most common reasons for a weak bench press is a triceps muscle that is relatively weak when compared to the deltoids and pectorals. Also...

Ah Freedom! No, I’m not pre-planning my Fourth of July party just yet. What I’m referring to is the need to have one day a week where you are completely free to eat anything you want. Four Big Macs… do it! Five Hot Apple Pies as chasers….sure....

Are you feeling done in? No desire to go to the gym? Well, we can certainly fix that! First, look at pictures of people with great physiques, like the pictures in the illustrated exercises section or those you might find with a Google image search, for...

If you think you are having trouble bringing up your biceps, first ask yourself if you are really having trouble with this body part or if you are just comparing yourself to the wrong people. If you are comparing yourself to bodybuilders with steroid enha...

Why can't we be friends? This may be the thought that goes through your mind when you ask a fellow gym trainer to spot you and he declines. Let me just offer a common reason why he may have said no, and maybe you'll see the situation in a different light....

Are you finding that no matter how hard you lift in the gym you just can't grow? There is a good chance that your problem has to do with insufficient caloric intake. In order to grow bigger, you must take in more calories then you expend and many people f...